crossword puzzle
Across
- 3. A blood clot blocking blood flow
- 6. Suffix meaning “disease”
- 10. Disease where the heart cannot pump effectively
- 11. Abbreviation for blood pressure
- 12. Blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
- 13. Heart attack
- 14. Device that helps regulate heartbeat
- 18. Test measuring blood oxygen levels
- 19. Suffix meaning “inflammation”
- 20. Abbreviation for cardiovascular
- 21. Device used to listen to heart sounds
- 24. Prefix meaning “within”
- 26. Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
Down
- 1. Test that uses X-rays to view blood vessels
- 2. Medical imaging test using sound waves to view the heart
- 4. Inflammation of the heart muscle
- 5. Tiny blood vessels where exchange occurs
- 7. High blood pressure
- 8. The organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- 9. Chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
- 15. The largest artery that carries blood from the heart
- 16. Test that records electrical activity of the heart
- 17. A condition where arteries become narrowed or blocked
- 22. Abbreviation for electrocardiogram
- 23. Abbreviation for heart rate
- 25. Prefix meaning “fast”